MC Master of Counseling: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Approaches 3

Question 1

In Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), the concept of 'dialectics' primarily refers to:

Accepted Answer

Balancing acceptance and change simultaneously

Answer

DBT's dialectical philosophy holds that two opposites — full acceptance of the client and the need for change — can both be true at the same time.

Question 2

A client describes a recurring nightmare in which they are being chased. From a Jungian perspective, the pursuer most likely represents:

Accepted Answer

The shadow

Answer

In Jungian analytic therapy, the shadow contains repressed or unacknowledged aspects of the self and often appears as threatening figures in dreams.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the 'empty chair' technique as used in Gestalt therapy?

Accepted Answer

A role-play intervention allowing dialogue with an absent person or part of oneself

Answer

The empty chair technique facilitates dialogue between the client and an imagined person, inner part, or unresolved feeling placed symbolically in an adjacent chair.

Question 4

In cognitive therapy, 'arbitrary inference' refers to:

Accepted Answer

Drawing conclusions without supporting evidence or despite contrary evidence

Answer

Arbitrary inference is Beck's term for reaching a conclusion that has no logical basis, often a hallmark cognitive distortion in depression.

Question 5

Structural family therapy, developed by Salvador Minuchin, primarily focuses on:

Accepted Answer

Modifying dysfunctional family organization and boundary patterns

Answer

Structural family therapy examines and reorganizes family structures — subsystems, boundaries, and hierarchies — to alleviate dysfunction.

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MC Master of Counseling: Psychological Theories and Therapeutic Approaches 3